Alan Shearer criticized Reece James, the captain of Chelsea, after they lost 4-1 to Newcastle United on Saturday.
James got kicked out of the game in the 73rd minute and had a hard time playing against Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon in the Premier League match at St James’ Park.
The England player has played in Chelsea’s last three games, but now they have to miss the next game because of a suspension.
After his old team Newcastle won against the Blues, Shearer said on BBC Radio 5 Live that Chelsea played really bad in the second half.
Newcastle made them look bad and put them under a lot of pressure.
“Kieran Trippier did a great job, but Reece James didn’t play as well. ” Anthony Gordon made things really hard for him and he got upset.
Gordon is having a great time in Newcastle. James got frustrated and was sent off.
At the same time, the Chelsea coach Mauricio Pochettino was very angry with how his team played. He will bring the players back for more practice on Sunday.
‘We played really badly in that game,’ Pochettino told Premier League Productions. “We didn’t start the game from the beginning. ” We didn’t play well, we didn’t try hard enough.
Even though we scored, when the score was 1-1, we had a chance to make Newcastle play defensively, but they found it easy to do so. That’s why I am very unhappy with how they did.